This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years. more...
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Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$66,413,820
$85,398,363
$151,812,183
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$44,283,470
$79,109,560
$123,393,030
2014-2016
2015
Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly
$69,138,217
$56,422,726
$125,560,943
2014-2016
2016
Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly
$58,996,178
$79,959,659
$138,955,837
2016-2018
2017
Governor's Proposed Budget
$118,594,799
$50,292,668
$168,887,467
2016 Appropriation
$119,653,799
$50,292,668
$169,946,467
Governor's Amendments
($1,059,000)
$0
($1,059,000)
2016-2018
2018
Governor's Proposed Budget
$49,922,661
$50,292,668
$100,215,329
2016 Appropriation
$53,948,147
$50,292,668
$104,240,815
Governor's Amendments
($4,025,486)
$0
($4,025,486)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
430.50
100.50
531.00
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
434.50
100.50
535.00
2014-2016
2015
Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly
412.50
39.50
452.00
2014-2016
2016
Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly
412.50
39.50
452.00
2016-2018
2017
Proposed Positions
412.50
39.50
452.00
2016 Appropriation
412.50
39.50
452.00
Governor's Amendments
0.00
0.00
0.00
2016-2018
2018
Proposed Positions
408.50
39.50
448.00
2016 Appropriation
412.50
39.50
452.00
Governor's Amendments
(4.00)
0.00
(4.00)
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Reduce general fund deposit to Virginia Land Conservation Fund
Decision Package
Decreases funding for the Virginia Land Conservation Fund. With this reduction, $900,000 will be available for each of the four land conservation grant categories, and $900,000 will be available for the Virginia Outdoors Foundation's Open-Space Preservation Fund.
FY 2017
FY 2018
General Fund
$0
($3,500,000)
•
Reflect October 2016 Savings in agency budgets
Decision Package
Reflects the savings included in the Governor's October 2016 Savings Plan.
FY 2017
FY 2018
General Fund
($1,059,000)
$0
•
Eliminate four positions
Decision Package
Eliminates the Environmental Education Unit. This is a continuation of a strategy included in the FY 2017 Savings Plan released in October 2016.
FY 2017
FY 2018
General Fund
$0
($450,000)
Positions
0.00
(4.00)
•
Supplant general fund appropriation with nongeneral fund interest revenue
Decision Package
Supplants general fund support with nongeneral fund dollars. The department will utilize $30,138 from the Virginia Land Conservation Fund and $45,348 combined from the Water Quality Improvement Fund and Virginia Natural Resource Commitment Fund. The usage of interest earnings is authorized in statute and through budgetary language for these funds. The agency has sufficient nongeneral fund appropriation to support this shift of funding.
FY 2017
FY 2018
General Fund
$0
($75,486)
•
Enable the acquisition of land with nongeneral funds
Decision Package
Authorizes the department to acquire in-holdings and land contiguous to an existing state park to curb potential development and encourage land conservation. This amendment is language-only.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
•
Acquisition of land for Natural Area Preserves
Provides additional sources of nongeneral fund appropriation to acquire and preserve natural areas.
FY 2017
FY 2018
Nongeneral Fund
$26,000
$2,654,000
•
Acquisition of land for State Parks
Provides additional nongeneral fund appropriation to acquire state park land, primarily in-holding and adjoining properties to protect the continuity of various state parks.